July 27, 2018 174 0 The Gospel Lesson during the Divine Liturgy: What Is It for? I would like to conclude this commentary series on the Divine Liturgy (or at least the first part of the Liturgy, the so-called “Liturgy…
July 26, 2018 54 0 Parable of the Day: The Worm of Passion Once many years ago, a ship was being built on the dockyard in Holland. It was necessary to find a long and tough log…
July 26, 2018 108 0 St. Yakov Netsvetov, the Enlightener and Baptizer of the Native Peoples of Alaska Today, July 26th, is the feast day of St. Yakov/Jacob Netsvetov, the Enlightener and Baptizer of the Native Peoples of Alaska. His story is…
July 26, 2018 323 0 Do Our Careers Get in the Way of Being Orthodox Christians? We all live very different lives: someone serves in the Church, someone devotes himself to art, science, there are also actors among us, musicians,…
July 25, 2018 59 1 The Lord is our Main Craftsman: A Large Photo Blog about the Working Process in the Mosaic Workshop The Church on Blood is built on the place of Ipatiev house, where the members of the family of Tsar Nicholas II spent their…
July 25, 2018 220 0 Icon of “The Three Hands”: There Are Miracles Happening in Our Time! Today we are celebrating the feast day of the icon of the Mother of God of “the Three Hands”. It is an icon that…
July 24, 2018 272 0 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos and a Watermelon: A Wise Advice on Friendship A layman decided to ask Saint Paisios of Mount Athos about his temptation. When he met his friends, who were proud, he felt obliged…
July 24, 2018 26 0 St. Elisabeth Convent Celebrates the Feast Day of Holy Royal Martyr Grand Duchess Elisabeth On July 18th, 2018 the feast day of the convent was celebrated, commemorating the Holy Royal Martyr Grand Duchess Elisabeth – the patron saint…
July 24, 2018 458 1 The Experience of a Miracle: A Story about Confession and Repentance One of my favorite books comes from the last years of the Soviet Union. It is the story of Tatiana Goricheva, a member of…
July 24, 2018 79 0 What We Should Know to Teach Our Children to Pray Firstly, it’s necessary to know and understand that children are not adults. The worldview of children differs quite strongly from that of adult’s. Adults…